Google Launches Sky Online

Google has just released a version of Google Sky that can be viewed in your browser, very similar to Google Maps.

The interface is very similar to Google Maps, but with some sky-based changes. The main change is that the tools which are normally “Map”, “Satellite” and “Terrain” have now become “Backyard Astronomy”, “Infrared”, “Microwave” and “Historical”. I think they’re pretty self-explanatory.

Enough talk — go check it out! Here are some screens if you just want a quick peek:

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Updates — A few other sites have more detailed reviews of this product:

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Continue reading » · Written on: 03-13-08 · 2 Comments »

2 Responses to “Google Launches Sky Online”

  1. Google launches Sky for browsers | Google Earth Hacks blog wrote:

    [...] on the Digital Earth Blog.  Digg their entry! Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers [...]

    March 13th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
  2. Sneezy Melon wrote:

    This looks like a nice tool for astronomy enthusiasts. And also, you can have fun looking at stars and galaxies for a while.

    March 15th, 2008 at 4:53 pm

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